Although there does not appear to be any official announcement as yet, The Royal Yacht Squadron’s website has just been updated to reflect Athena Racing as their representative for the next America’s Cup. Observers are unsure as to where this leaves Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia (or could it be INEOS Sailing now?), but neither side appears to have a clear advantage. Ratcliffe has the money (but no sailors?) and Ainslie has the sailors (but no money?) – but who retains the left overs of the 2024 challenge – the intellectual property, the equipment, the base etc.
Hopefully we will find out soon enough how this is going to be played out. We are also waiting on news on the next event dates and location – Barcelona, Valencia and Jeddah have all been mentioned but knowing the Cup, there may well be a curve ball getting thrown into there also.
Standing by..
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